Podonephelium subaequilaterum

Podonephelium subaequilaterum is a tree species endemic to the sclerophyllous forests of New Caledonia. This species of trees suffers from forest reduction and fragmentation due to agriculture on the west coast of the country. The main threat to the species comes from habitat destruction due to the Javan rusa deer and uncontrolled forest fires. Its area of occupancy (AOO) is estimated to be 12 square kilometres (4.6 sq mi) and its extent of occurrence (EOO) is around 15 square kilometres (5.8 sq mi). The species is observed to be in a continuing decline of its quality of habitat, number of subpopulations, extent of occurrence, area of occupancy and the number of mature individuals.^[1][2]

Podonephelium subaequilaterum
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Podonephelium
Species:	P. subaequilaterum
Binomial name
Podonephelium subaequilaterum Radlk.

Conservation

Podonephelium subaequilaterum is not protected by any local legislation and its subpopulations occur within a protected area while the dry forests benefit from a conservation program managed by the Conservatoire des Espaces Naturels.^[2]